Petit-RocherNew Brunswick

For the force that serves Petit-Rocher, the Crime Severity Index is 25, below New Brunswick’s towns and Canadian towns

Property crime in its police area ran at 9.6 per 1,000 residents a year, below both New Brunswick’s towns (30.9) and Canadian towns (31.2). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 9.3 violent incidents are reported each year. Petit-Rocher doesn’t get its own Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures; the ones here come from the BNPP Regional service area.

High radon around Petit-Rocher: 40% of homes tested in the area exceed 200 Bq/m³

One flood study covers the town, by Service New Brunswick - GeoNB. NRCan expects $0.037 of shaking damage a year per $1,000 of buildings in Petit-Rocher, near the typical $0.030. Figures for radon tests are published for the Region 6 health region as a whole, not for Petit-Rocher alone.

Household incomes in Petit-Rocher trail those of 90% of Canadian towns

The average trip to work took 22 min, about level with New Brunswick’s towns (21 min) and below Canadian towns (26 min). The car carried 92% of commuters at the census.

Older residents shape Petit-Rocher: 33% are 65 or over, above New Brunswick’s towns and Canadian towns

Visible minorities make up 1.6% of the population, below New Brunswick’s towns (2.3%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. Under-15s account for 10% of the population.

More long-term illness in Petit-Rocher’s health region: 20% on the three conditions, the typical Canadian town 17%

Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Zone 6 (Bathurst area)

Age-standardised, nearly half of the region’s adults put their health at very good or excellent, above New Brunswick’s towns (43%) but below Canadian towns (52%). The region has fewer smokers than New Brunswick, just over one in ten adults to 14%. People in the region live to 80.2 on average: 82.7 for women and 77.8 for men in 2022/2024. What sets Petit-Rocher apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 15 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).

Winter nights bite in Petit-Rocher: January lows of −16.0°C, colder than New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns

Snowfall adds up to 337 cm a year, above both New Brunswick’s towns (310 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). Gardeners get 127 frost-free days, from 20 May to 26 September. The most precipitation falls in October: 120 mm in a normal year. January is the snowiest month, with 71 cm on average.

In Petit-Rocher, November normally means 5°C afternoons and −4°C nights

ECCC’s forecast for Bathurst is on the Weather page, hour by hour. The month after, December, normally sees −2°C afternoons and −11°C nights. Precipitation in November averages 97 mm. Snowfall in a normal November: 22 cm.

Serge Cormier (Liberal Party of Canada) represents Petit-Rocher in Ottawa as MP for Acadie—Bathurst

For local government, Petit-Rocher is a village.

Petit-Rocher’s public library is Petit-Rocher Public Library

It sits 1.3 km from the centre of Petit-Rocher.

Home ownership in Petit-Rocher, 64%, runs below New Brunswick’s towns and Canadian towns

15% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, between New Brunswick’s towns (9%) and Canadian towns (18%). A year’s rent came to 22% of the median household income, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%).

Around Petit-Rocher, 23% of the land is set aside for nature

2 protected areas lie within 10 km. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. For a provincial park, Miguasha National Park (Québec) lies 55 km off.

Petit-Rocher’s teenagers travel 18 km to the nearest high school